Akwa Ibom teacher, Theophilla Effiong Hanson, has become an overall winner of the third season of Teachers Naija Reality TV Show worth N10 million, an initiative of Anub Media Limited.
The show on the theme ‘The Smart Teacher’ was won by Akwa Ibom teacher who carted home N10 million (N3 million cash with N7 million worth of prizes) in this year’s edition.
Hanson, 28, a teacher in His Majesty International Schools, Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, was elated after her victory.
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The first and second runners-up got N7 million and N5 million respectively. At least, 19 Nigerian teachers participated in the third edition of the reality TV show.
Queen Etana Tunde from Edo state, who emerged as the first runner-up, got N7 million (N2 million cash with N5 million worth of prizes).
Adenike Ambrose from Kogi State who emerged as the second runner-up went away with 5million naira (1.5million cash and N3.5 million worth of prizes)
The winner and runners-up were inducted into some educational international bodies, a South Africa trip and many more.
The convener of the show, Enuagwuna Ubaka, during the event, said that the essence of the show is to change the narrative of the teaching profession.
Ubaka explained that the reality show focuses on celebrating Nigerian teachers in view of their huge contributions to nation-building.
“Teachers train the future generation and they deserve to be recognised. If other shows give out a lot of money to their participants, I think teachers deserve more because they have more impact.
“We put the show together to bring back the lost glory of the Nigerian teachers, knowing well that the teaching profession has been bastardized in Nigeria and relegated to the background. The housemates who were selected randomly across the country, were prioritized based on their intellectual capabilities.
“Some of the selection criteria were that each teacher must be between 21 and 45 years old, must be registered with the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and be actively teaching.
“The show was organized in collaboration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), the Federal Ministry of Education and NUT.
“The housemates were 20 but one opted out at the last minute on health grounds,” he said.
During the first season of the show in 2019, the winner, first and second runners-up, went home with N1.5 million, N1 million, and N500,000 respectively.
During the second edition in 2021, the show winner was awarded a two-bedroom flat in Abuja and N2 million cash prize while the first and the second runners-up got N1.5 million and N1 million respectively.
